Dr Melinda Crane Master of Ceremonies BETD.25
Speaker Sessions
- Conference Opening Tue, 18 March 2025 10:00 - 10:10
- Panel: Fast-Tracking Africa’s Economic Growth with Renewable Energy Tue, 18 March 2025 10:10 - 11:10
- Panel: The Global Energy Transition Between International Cooperation and Competition Tue, 18 March 2025 11:30 - 12:30
- Keynote Speech: Barbara Rambousek Tue, 18 March 2025 14:00 - 14:10
- Impulse Speech: Heike Henn Tue, 18 March 2025 14:10 - 14:20
- Impulse for Future: Manal Bidar Tue, 18 March 2025 14:20 - 14:30
- Panel: Green Hydrogen – Ramping Up Infrastructure Tue, 18 March 2025 15:00 - 16:00
- Welcome Address: Annalena Baerbock Tue, 18 March 2025 16:30 - 16:40
- Ministerial Address: Dr Robert Habeck Tue, 18 March 2025 16:40 - 16:55
- Keynote Talk Tue, 18 March 2025 16:55 - 17:30
- Keynote Speech: Dr Rethabile Melamu Wed, 19 March 2025 10:00 - 10:10
- Keynote Speech: Dr Rashi Gupta Wed, 19 March 2025 10:10 - 10:20
- Impulse for Future: Karishma Porwal Wed, 19 March 2025 10:20 - 10:30
- Panel: Resilient & Sustainable Supply Chains for Renewables Wed, 19 March 2025 11:00 - 12:00
- Keynote Speech: Gianni Chianetta Wed, 19 March 2025 13:30 - 13:40
- Impulse for Future: Gereltuya Bayanmunkh Wed, 19 March 2025 13:40 - 13:45
- Panel: Intersectional Approaches to Conquer Workforce Scarcity for the Green Energy Transition Wed, 19 March 2025 14:30 - 15:30
- Conference Closing: Stefan Wenzel Wed, 19 March 2025 15:45 - 15:55
- Conference Closing: Jennifer Morgan Wed, 19 March 2025 15:55 - 16:05
- Virtual Address: Dan Jørgensen Wed, 19 March 2025 16:05 - 16:15
Dr. Melinda Crane has given speeches and moderated events and discussions for a wide range of international organizations and firms. She is a frequent guest and commentator on German television and radio and regularly analyzes US policy for the news broadcaster n-tv. An experienced TV anchor, she is senior political analyst at DW TV and also hosts the DW talk show “To the Point”. In 2014 she was awarded the Steuben-Schurz Media Award for her service to transatlantic understanding.
Dr. Crane studied history and political science at Brown University and law at Harvard. She wrote her dissertation on the political economy of development assistance at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
As International Affairs Consultant to the discussion show “Sabine Christiansen” she produced interviews with Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and George Bush, among others.
Her journalistic experience includes work for the “New York Times Magazine,” ”The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine,” “The Boston Globe,” the “Christian Science Monitor” and German newspapers and magazines.
